Agape Home Health Services, Inc

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure that the Condition of Participation for care planning, coordination and quality of care were met as follows: The HHA did not follow its plan of care for two of seven patients, (Patient 1 and Patient 3) by failing to: (Refer to G572) 1. Ensure Patient 1…

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure that all staffs had annual training for emergency and disaster preparedness.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to: 1. Ensure Patient 1 was trained on how to use the glucometer (machine to check blood sugar levels) and the glucometers were calibrated (process of configuring an instrument to provide a result within an acceptable range) to ensure accurate readings.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure performance improvement projects (PIP, a concentrated effort on a particular problem in one area of the facility by gathering information systematically to clarify issues or problems, and intervening for improvements) conducted every year.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to implement its Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19, a respiratory viral infection that affects the lungs) policy and procedures.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to maintain a current medication profile for one of seven patients, Patient 1. This failure places Patient 1 at risk for medication errors and adverse drug reactions which can be life threatening.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to: a.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to follow the plan of care (POC) for one of seven patients (Patient 6).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to provide a reason for discharge for one of seven patients (Patient 7) after discharge from the HHA.

The agency staff failed to ensure a written plan of care (POC) that was established by the physician for one of 7 sampled patients (Patient 2) was followed.

The home health agency (HHA) staff failed to review all the medications and update the medication profile with currently used medications for two of seven sampled patients (Patient 2 and 5).

The skilled nurses failed to administer drugs and treatments as ordered by the physician for one of 7 sample patients (Patient 2).